Outdoor air pollution exposure in Jersey
Jersey: Outdoor air pollution exposure was 8.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.1
Change on year
down 12.9%
World rank
186th
of 241 countries
All-time high
12.5
in 1998
All-time low
8
in 2020
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Jersey, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jersey recorded 8.1 for outdoor air pollution exposure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outdoor air pollution exposure in Jersey peaked at 12.5 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2020.
That places Jersey 186th out of 241 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Jersey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.5 | — |
| 1999 | 11 | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 9.9 | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 10.2 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 10.1 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 11.1 | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 9.1 | -18.0% |
| 2005 | 8.8 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 9.1 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 9.5 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 10 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 10.5 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 10.7 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 12 | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 11.4 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 11.5 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 10.2 | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 9.3 | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 9.9 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 9.2 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 9.6 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 9.4 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 8 | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 9.2 | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 9.3 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 8.1 | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.75 | 11 | 12.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.83 | 8.8 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.32 | 9.2 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.72 | 8 | 9.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jersey
- 183 Andorra 8.7 compare
- 184 Luxembourg 8.4 compare
- 184 Turks and Caicos Islands 8.4 compare
- 187 Antigua and Barbuda 7.8 compare
- 188 Montserrat 7.6 compare
- 189 United States 7.5 compare
More environment data for Jersey
- Temperature change 2 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.486 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2705 Percentage change (2024)
- Share global forest 0 (2025)
- Forest area km 680 (2025)
- Forest area, annual growth rate 0.295 % change on previous year (2025)
- Annual change forest area 2 (2025)
- Change forest area share total 0.2941 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outdoor air pollution exposure in Jersey?
- Outdoor air pollution exposure in Jersey was 8.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5 in 1998.
- What is the lowest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2020.
- How does Jersey rank for outdoor air pollution exposure?
- Jersey ranks 186th out of 241 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outdoor air pollution exposure rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jersey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Outdoor air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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